In November 2012, the local police
department for the small town of Keene, New Hampshire announced the acquisition
of a ballistic-engineered armored response counter attack truck, more
affectionately called a “BearCat,” from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Meanwhile, local police in the small town of
Cary, North Carolina taught a training course entitled “Warrior
Mindset” to its incoming class
of officers. In February 2013, a New Haven Police Department Special Weapons
and Tactics (SWAT) team used a battering ram through a single family’s front door,
shooting a flash-bang grenade to temporarily blind the family while it executed
a search warrant for drugs. No drugs were found.